It is sometimes possible to remember precisely where you were and what you were doing when historic events took place. People often cite examples like where they were when they heard that JFK was shot, or when Neil Armstrong stepped off the LEM and onto the surface of the Moon.
Where were you and what were you doing when you heard that Joseph Card. Ratzinger had been elected Pope?
Here is a shot of what I was doing. (Many thanks to the person who sent me the video tape I took this photo from.)